Counting-machine.



PATBNTED DBC. 31, 1907.

J. M. JOHNSON.

GOUNTING MACHINE.

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UNITE STATES' tollem "it may concern.' j:I' -Be it known that I, Jar M.JOHNSON, a citizen of the .United States, and a'resident of ithe city ofChicago, in 'the county of Cook 'a'nd'State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful' Improvements inv '(.Iounting- Machines; and I dohereby declare that the followin isa full, clear, and exact descri Vtion'oft esame, reference-beinghad to tue 1.0 -accorpanyin drawings, and tothe letters of' reference mar ed thereon of this specification.` A

` This invention relates to improvements in 'counting machines and 'morearticularly to which form a part i improvements in that class o countingma- 'c'hlneset forthsin my prior patent coin counting machines No.824,794', issued on the 3rd dayof July 1906. In inventions of this Classspeed of operation and absolute accu 52h racy in'counting areimperative` and to secure these results must be constructedto preventmore than one coin passing on a singlecount and also -to prevent the-reffistering means ,.frommaking a'falserecord Vecause of thin 25. coinor-.because of speed of actuation. The object of this invention is toprovide a mechanism of the class described in which y lthe count is'.effected by utilizing the m'oring article'to be countedfusu'ally ac'oin,to actu'- i"'30 ate the counter and in which it is impossible Afor thecoin,.no matter how rapidly it moves, to' throw the counting mechanismmore than A sufficient to countone, for 'each moving coin as theysuccessively pass counting. position.

35'. It is a further object of the inventionto "afford a mechanismenabling the coin tobe accurately counted in bulla, that is to say, in.'selectivelyand continuously for any desired fnumben or serially or'ingroups of' a definitenumber and mechanism locking the machine fromact-ion when the desired number of coin` has been counted. l

It'isalso an object of this invention to f afford in connection with acounting machine. 454v a register therefor which can be instantaneouslset back to zero. j

T e invention embraces man) novel feas tures and consists in the mattershereinafter `f described 'and more full pointed outand deA fined in theappended c alms.

Ongthe drawings: Figur'enl is a top plan view f of `o devioe embodying'my invention; Fig., 2 -i's"ajhbrizo1ital Section ofthe same,V

' Fig. 3 isa section 'taken in line 3-3 otFigr4 1 .V QFig1j4 isanenlarged `sectional det-ail' cl' we Specification o l minnen nea ummmiz, 190st seran a. 847.509.

l BmnsALLor Letters Patent retenue Dec. si, 907.

l registering and count-ingmechanis'ln'.' i Fia". 5 g is an enlaroedfragnientarydetal showing i the underside of the escapementwheel. Fiv. 6is a section. taken on line 6--6 of Fi. 4. Fig. 7 is a section taken online7L-7 ofigfco Fig. 8 isa face view on' the inner vr'iotch'ed wheel. f

As shown in the drawings: 'A indicates a pan or hopper for the'coinor-articles to be counted, and from which the same are deliv- 95 eredinto the counting "tra B, which as shown, is shallow and circ erin formand prmfidedne'ar its periphery at a point near the pan A with adischarge aperture?) for the counted coin. Within said coin tray fits arotatable carryin wheel C provided with radial teeth b which areslightly curved forwardly and serve to push the com around the peripheryof the tray to the discharges, rture. Said teeth, as shown, are eachslig tly 76 reduced in thickness at its front edge or that engaging thecoin is reduced to correspond approximately with the thickness of thethinnest coin of the denomination to befcounted.

integrally connected withl the cointray, so

'and nearthe discharge aperture b is a' late4 ortable D which is showncircular' in ,s ape, and which affords a support for theregister-l ingand. counting meclionismL" Said l plate,

` as shown, is provided closely. adjaentto the, pheiiphery of thetrav Bwith a raised face d,v extending through which is a rotatableverticalc'ountmgshaft E. Slidablysecuredonsaid raised face on said plateD is an'escapnient or detent E which is longitudinally slotted to 50receive the shaft .E and a pinc set i'nsaid plate. Said deten't is atalevel with the counting wheel and pro'ects toward and sufficiently Anearthe same ror its end to be 'positively engaged and forced rearwardly,e'ach coin95 carried by said teeth in passing. A pine*` is` secured inthe base D and a u'shing spring e is4 secured on said plate and) bears aainst the end of said detent and against sald pin forward position to beengaged by the coin. :Rigidly secured on the registering shaft E abovethe detent E is an esca `,ement wheel F, rovided with downwardlyprojectingtances a art near its periphery and etween A' which Atheescapement deten t' E pro'ects normally to lock said registering 'shafto m movement. Inclosing the escape'lnent'- 'wheel ez and acts to holdthe same normally in its. 100

.te'et fften in number arranged e ual dis- 105 and detentie a lCasingG,which is rigidljjseiw -Wheel positioned adjacent the periphery of yWheel and to loc-k said counting wheel from `ticles to we counted, atoothed counting .chine from ac.tion.. The head is now presseddownwardly to release the linger hz, where- `be 4adjusted in any of theother notches,

shaft can non' be rapidlyT rotated with the adapted for the counting ofcoin it is obvious that it maybe used to count other articles -chine andthat various details of construction and operation may be modifiedwithout departing from the principlesof this invention.

v retracted by contact with the article-to bev movementand adapted to berctractedby contact with the fnrticle to be counted, n

the brake wheel to enter beneath the finger as the dial'revolves. Thisis repeated until the shaft E has revolved iiWe timesbringin the end ofthe"arm1ilo in contactyvith the en of the'nger h and rigidly locking themaupon the spring acts instantly to ret-urn the dial to its startingposition as shown. In thc same manner should the detent '10 the count'will be completed to the exactnumber indicated inl the notch in thedial,- and the machine will then lock but will autirniatically set backthe dial -by merely pressing down the head preliminar zo a'nother count.In setting back the register G the detent E is retracted out ofengagement with the teeth f on-the escapenient or toothed wheel F, bymeans of a pin e", which projects through the base Dand the head H ispushed down to release the finger, h2 from the toothed wheel i2. Thecounting fingers to set back the register.

. 'While l', have described my vinvention as and may be attached to anycounting ma YI claim as my invent-ion:

1. 'A registering mechanism of the class described comprising a rotatingcarrying Wheel ada ted to selectivelyv engage the articles to e counted,a toothed counting the carrying Wheel, a detent acting normally toengage one of the teeth on the counting movement and adapted to beautomatically counted, a shaftl rigidly engaged on4 said wheel, a gearthereon, a registering mechanism driven by said gear andJ means forina-nually retracting said detent in setting the registering mechanismto zero. A

: 2. A registeringmechanism of the class described comprising a rotativecarrying wheel ada ted tc'selectively. engage the ar- Wheel positionedadjacent the periphery of the carrying wheel, a sliding detent-actingnormally to engage one of the teeth on the counting wheel and to lockthe saine from shaft rigidly engaged on said wheel. a gear adapted to beactuated by the'passing ai'- ticles successively means lockino saidescape ment Wheel from movement andlactuated 'by the article assingto'permit the article t0 70 actuatc sai escapement wheel, means auto'mat-icallyrreturning 'said locking means to normal after the passage ofeach article and a register actuated by the escapement wheel.

4. A device o'f the class described embrac- 75 in g an escapement wheeladapted to be actu- 4ated by the passage of the article to be counted, adet-ent adapted to lock said escapement after each count and actuatedbythe passage of the article to be counted, a. shaft driven by theescapement wheel and a registering mechanism actuated thereby.

5. In a device of the class described the combination with the actuatingmeans for the articles to be counted of an escapement S5 wheel actuatedsuccessively by the passing articles, a. register actuated by theescape- -ment wheel and an escapenient detent adapted to be retracted bvthe articles counted.

f6. In a device of the class described the combination with rotativemeans for selectively actuating the coin of an escapement wheel actuatedby the coinsuccessively, as they pass the same a register actuated bytheescapement wheel and a lock admittingtlie passa-ge of but apredetermined number of coin and means auteniatically returning saidlock to normal posit-ion;

7. In a deyice of the -'class described,A a tray, means delivering the;articles to' be 100 counted therefrom singly to a discharge oriiice, anesca-pement ositioned adjacent the discharge orifice an partivfin pathof the passing articles, a locking detentfor the escapement adapted tobe retracted by eachpassing article permit-ting the escapement to nioveone space, 'aregister actuated -by the escapement and means locking theescapement from further movement after the pas.- sa e of a predeterminednumber of the ar- 11C tic es to be counted.

8. In 'a device ofthe class described a "tray, means delivering thearticles to be counted therefrom singly to a. discharge oritice', anescapement ositioned adjacent the 115 discharge orifice and) partly inpath of the passing "articles, a locking detent for the escapementadapted to be retracted by euch .passing article, a register actuated bythe escapenicnt, means llockinw the escapement 12" ai ter the passage ofa predetermined number of articles to be counted, and release mechanismpermitting the register to set back.

9. A device of the class described einbracing a tray means passing thearticles to be counted singly -therefrom to a point .of discharge. :inescapement ivheelh partly in-the pzilh of said articles, an escapcmentdetent adapted to bc retracted by each passing article permitting theescapement tob'e turned '1C-'t'- thereby, `a. spring normally holdingsaid de- -tcnt in locking position a register operated by theescapcment' and an adjustable stop for 'said' escapementadapted to beset to limit the number of articles to be counted.

10. 'Ina device of the class described t-he combination witlra .trav ofmechanism for delivering the coin singly from said tray, a

' register actuated thereby, a stud shaft parshaft, an escaoement wheelthereon, partly in the path ofl the coin, a spring controlled slidingdetent, normally locking the escapement Wheel and adapted to beretracted bv leach passing coin, a register operated by the escapementwheel, a rotative dialv positioned adjacent the shaft of tlieescape-ment wheel and marked with numbers for serial counting, anadjustable stop adapted to be set on said dial and acting to lock theescapement when the number indicated at the stop has been counted. a

11. In a' device of the class described the combination with a carryingwheel of a rotative shaft, an` escapement wheel thereon,

-driven by the articles to be counted successively, a. 'detent thereforretractable by the artic es passing the same, a register actuated fromsaid shaft, a rotative dial adjacent said shaft and marked withnumi..ers for, serial counting, an adjustable stop, axially secured onsaid dial interi'itting parts connected with 'saiddial and carried onsaid shaft respecl tively and adapted to actuate the dial with eachrot-ation of said shaft until arrested by .said stop.

12. In a device of theclass described the .combination with a tray ofmeans passing 'the coin singly from said tray to a point ol disc-haroe,of a rotative escapeinent wheel and sli ing escapementdetent, bothpartly in path of the coin to be co'inted, the latter A adapted to beretracted by the coin, permitting the escapemeiit wheel to move onespace, a shaft tor said escapementwheel, a

abel with the escapenient s ralt, a dial rotative thereon and markedwith numbers to indicate serial counting, an adjustable stop on saiddial, toothed wheels rigidiv ser ured to vsaid dial and a radial lingeron said escapement. shaft adapt-ed to engage therein,

whereby each rotation of the escapement' shaft, rotates the dial onetooth, until arrested bv the stop.

d3. The couibinationvwith a coin carrying wheel adapted to move the coinin a tray toa point of delivery, oi'- an escapeinent wheel provided withten downwardly. projecting teeth partly in the path of the coin, asliding s )ring controlled detent 'normally locking t ic es'capeiiientwh'eel and adapted L0 be re tracted by the passing coin, a registeractuated from the escapenient wheel-lzfan automatic stop mechanism and aspring acting to i 'i return the dial tov neutral position when the.stop is releaserLli'" 14. Ina device of the class described-tithecombination with a tray of a rotative 'carr ing wheel adapted to deliverthecoin sing y to a point'of discharge, an escapement' wheel having tendownwardly projecting teeth partly in the path of the coin, a slidingsprin controlled detent adapted normally to loc the escapement wheel andto be retracted by the passing coin, a shaft. for the escapement wheel,a register actuated thereby a radial linger on said shaft, a dial markedby tens successively from ten to one hundred, to indicate numbers forserial counting, a rigid stop on the dial indicating neutral position,

an adjustable sto for the dial ada ted to be i set at any of sainumbers, a toot. ed wheel rigidly secured to the dial, a radial nger onthe escapenient shaftI adapted to rotate said dial one-notch with eachrotation of the escapementshaft until the adjustable stop en 85 gages astop'and a spring acting t-o return said dial to neutral osition whenthe adjustable sto is released? i l5. T e combination-withinechanism forpassing articles .to be counted singly to a 90 point of discharge, of anesca ementwheel provided with ten downwar ly projecting teeth-partlyinthe path of the articles to be counted, a sliding spring controlleddetent movableradially of said escapement wheel acting to lockthe samefrom movement and to be retracted only b", the passing coin; aregisteractuated by the escapement wheel and an automatically actingstop mechanism adapted to lock the escapement from moveated by saidarticles, an escapement wheel' 110 having downwardly projecting teethone cf which is engaged by each article counted thereby actuating saidesca pement wheel and a register operatively connected wit-h saidescapenient wheel. f

17. In a device of the class described the combination with a trayof'nieans adapted t-o move articles to be counted singly to a dischargeorifice, a detent in the path of said articles adapted to be actuatedthereby, an

escape-nient wheel adapted to be normally locked from movement by saiddeteiit and adapted to be actuated by the articles counted after thedetent has been actuated, a reg'- istering mechanism connected with saides- 1.25

capementwheel and means reti-acting said detentwhereby the register maybe set buck.' 18, In a device of the class described the .combinationwith u tray ol means adaptedV t0 move articles to be counted singly' toa dis- 130 A'1 0' mit the rotatable element to rotate freely i duringtheset back oi the register.

' 1.9. In a device ofthe class described the combination'with a tray ofmeans moving articles to be counted to a point of discharge,

a rotatable element, a reciprocating element,

y each actuated by the articles tov be counted and one of said elementsadaptedto lock the other from movement after each countand prior' to thenext count and a registering device operated by one of said elements.

20. in a device ofthe class described the combination with a tray ofmeans moving articles to be counted to a point of discharge,

' a reci rocatiug and. a rotatable element ac- 125; tuate bycontact-With the articles counted and one adapted to lock the other fromfurther .inoven'ient after the passage of each ar-v ticle until thepassage of the next article, a register connected with one of saidelements 130 'tomake the count and means releasing said l lockingelement to' permit the set back of the register.

2 1. in a de'vi'ce'of the class described the combination with a tray ofmeans adapted 3 5 to move articles tobecounted to a point of discharge,a rotatable element adapted to be, actuated by the articles counted, adetent adapted to be actuated b v the articles counted rior to actuationof the rotatable element, a sliIaft connected with `thel rotatableelement, -a-.dial adjacent said shaft and means carried by said shaftadapted to rotate s'a-id dial a fraction of a-revolutionfor everyrevolution of said shaft. .22. In a device ofthe class described thecombination with a receptacle' of means adapted to move articles to becounted -to a point of discharge,-l an` escapeinent Awheel 1 adapted tob e actuated a fraction et' a revo- .`lution byeach article -to becounted, a shaft movable with the escapenient wheel,a dial adjacent thesame, means actuated by said. shaft adapted to vimpart a fraction of arevolutin to said dial foreach revolution'of the A .escapementwheel,'said means adaI ted to be adjustedto 'permit rotation ofthe s aitwithout actuation of the dial, means locking the saine in saidadjustment and a register operai tively' connected with said shaft forcontinuouscountin t u 23; Ina .device .of the class described the Ionibiniztion with a tray of means adapted toV move articles to be countedto a point of discharge, an escapenient wheel adapted tobe actuated bythe articles to be counted, a locking detent for said wheel actuated bysaid articles prior to the actuation of -the escapeinent wheel, a shaftengared to the escapement wheel, a dial 'ournaled adjacent the shafthavi'ng notches t erein marked orserial counting, 70 and means moving.said dial one notch whenthe number of articles corres ending to theseiesi have been counted by t .e ecap'enient 24. In a deviceof the classdescribed the combination with'a tray of means adapted to in ovearticles to be counted to a point of dischargean escapeuient wheel'adapted to be 'actuated by the countedarticles, a dial having peripheralnotches marked successively with higher numerals corresponding to thenumber of artic es passing said escapein-ent wheel for one revolution,means 'adapted to advance said dialone notch for each revclu-' tionvof'said escap'einent wheel and means 85 automatically returning the'dial tonormal after'the count. i

25. In a device of the class described the combination with a tray ofmeans moving articles to be counted to a discharge opening, anescapement wheelliaving teeth projectingV in t-he path ofthe articlescounted and adapted to be actuated thereby, a shaft engaged to saidescape nent wheel, a dial journaled ad'-4 jaceiit the shaft havingnotches therein numbei'ed successively and increasing by the number ofteeth on-said escapenient wheel, a lock adapted to engage any notch tobe set for 'a predetermined count, ineaiisadvancing said dial one notchfor each revolution of the` escapeinent wheel and automatically lockedfrom movementafter the count is made and 'means automatically returningthe lock and dial to normal prior to another count.

'26,"111 a device of the class described the 105 combina-tion with atray of rotatable means delivering articles to be counted to a pointl ofdischarge, awheel provided with teeth projecting into the path of thearticles counted andadapted to be advanced one tooth for each article,a-diai having notches each numbered and the number -of each successivenotch iiicreasingby the number oi teeth on said wheel, ahspiingcontrolled arm adapted at one end-to eiwave an notch for anv de- D D usired count; depressible means adapted to advance the dial one notch foreach revolution of 'the wheel, said dial adapted to stop furthercounting uponrthe completion of the count for which set; I

Y 27. Ina device of the classdescribed the combination with a tray ofrot'atable means delivering articles' to be counted to a point ofdischarge, a wheel provided with teeth project-ing into the ath of thearticle counted and'ndapted to e advanced onetooth for each article, adial having notches each numbered andthe number of each successivenotcli increasing b3' the number of teeth on said wheel, an arm adaptedat one end to en- !30 acting therewith to look the rotatable shaft frommovement after making the counaand means automaticall7 returning saidset mechanism to norma S6. In a counting machine the combination withareceptacle having a discharge 'aperturel of means moving articles to becounted to the same, a counting wheel actuated by cach article counted,a shaft actuated thereby, a dial journaled adjacent the shaft) a gearmovable with the dial: mechanism on the rotatable shaft adapted toengagesaid gear to actuate the dial 'a part of a revolution for eachrevolutlon of the rotata- .tinuously rot-atable'witholit armati-" 'medial, means .Securing said mechanism m both adgustments and aregret-erung mechanmn to 3Q receive the count.

In 'testimony whereof I have hereunto subscrlbed my name 1n the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

JAY M. JOHNSON.. W'it'nesses:

C. NV. HILL, K. E. HANNAIL

